Casio
Encyclopedia
is a multinational
electronic devices manufacturing company
founded in 1946, with its headquarters
in Shibuya
, Tokyo
, Japan
. Casio is best known for its electronic
products, such as calculator
s, audio equipment, PDAs
, camera
s, musical instruments, and watch
es. In 1957 Casio released the world's first entirely electric compact calculator
.
Casio was established in April 1946 by Tadao Kashio, an engineer specializing in fabrication technology. Kashio's first major product was the yubiwa pipe, a finger ring that would hold a cigarette
, allowing the wearer to smoke the cigarette down to its nub while also leaving the wearer's hands free. Japan was impoverished immediately following World War II
so cigarettes were valuable, and the invention was a success.
After seeing the electric calculator
s at the first Business Show in Ginza
, Tokyo in 1949, Kashio and his younger brothers used their profits from the yubiwa pipe to develop their own calculators. Most of the calculators at that time worked using gears and could be operated by hand using a crank or using a motor (see adding machine
). Kashio possessed some knowledge of electronics, and set out to make a calculator using solenoid
s. The desk-sized calculator was finished in 1954 and was Japan's first electro-mechanical calculator. One of the central innovations of the calculator was its adoption of the 10-key number pad; at that time other calculators were using a "full keypad", which meant that each place in the number (1s, 10s, 100s, etc...) had nine keys. Another innovation was the use of a single display window instead of the three display windows (one for each argument and one for the answer) used in other calculators.
In 1957 Casio released the Model 14-A, sold for 485,000 yen
, the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which was based on relay technology. 1957 also marked the establishment of Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
In the 1980s, its budget electronic instruments and home keyboards
gained huge popularity. The company also became well known for the wide variety and innovation of its wristwatches. It was one of the earliest manufacturers of quartz crystal watches, both digital and analog. It also began selling calculator watches during this time. It was one of the first manufacturers of watches that could display the time in many different time zones and of watches with temperature, atmospheric-pressure, altitude, and even GPS position displays.
A number of notable digital cameras firsts have been made by Casio, including the first consumer digital camera with an LCD screen, the first consumer 3 megapixel camera, the first true ultra-compact model, and the first digital camera to incorporate ceramic lens technology.
Chronology of Selected Main Products
s, watch
es, cash register
s, illuminators, digital camera
s (Exilim Series), film cameras, laptop
and sub-notebook computers, mobile phone
s, electronic keyboard
s, PDAs
(E-Data Bank), electronic dictionaries
, Digital Diaries
, computer printer
s, clock
s, and portable televisions
.
Today, Casio is most commonly known for durable, large sized watches. Especially popular are its dual function (LCD and analog
) watches, some of which, called Wave Ceptors
, receive radio signals daily from an atomic clock
to keep accurate time.
Synthesizers
Digital cameras
Electronic sirens
Watch Series
Scientific calculators
Handheld computers
Multinational corporation
A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...
electronic devices manufacturing company
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
founded in 1946, with its headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
in Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Casio is best known for its electronic
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
products, such as calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s, audio equipment, PDAs
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
, camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
s, musical instruments, and watch
Watch
A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...
es. In 1957 Casio released the world's first entirely electric compact calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
.
History
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
, allowing the wearer to smoke the cigarette down to its nub while also leaving the wearer's hands free. Japan was impoverished immediately following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
so cigarettes were valuable, and the invention was a success.
After seeing the electric calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s at the first Business Show in Ginza
Ginza
is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
, Tokyo in 1949, Kashio and his younger brothers used their profits from the yubiwa pipe to develop their own calculators. Most of the calculators at that time worked using gears and could be operated by hand using a crank or using a motor (see adding machine
Adding machine
An adding machine was a class of mechanical calculator, usually specialized for bookkeeping calculations.In the United States, the earliest adding machines were usually built to read in dollars and cents. Adding machines were ubiquitous office equipment until they were phased out in favor of...
). Kashio possessed some knowledge of electronics, and set out to make a calculator using solenoid
Solenoid
A solenoid is a coil wound into a tightly packed helix. In physics, the term solenoid refers to a long, thin loop of wire, often wrapped around a metallic core, which produces a magnetic field when an electric current is passed through it. Solenoids are important because they can create...
s. The desk-sized calculator was finished in 1954 and was Japan's first electro-mechanical calculator. One of the central innovations of the calculator was its adoption of the 10-key number pad; at that time other calculators were using a "full keypad", which meant that each place in the number (1s, 10s, 100s, etc...) had nine keys. Another innovation was the use of a single display window instead of the three display windows (one for each argument and one for the answer) used in other calculators.
In 1957 Casio released the Model 14-A, sold for 485,000 yen
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
, the world's first all-electric compact calculator, which was based on relay technology. 1957 also marked the establishment of Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
In the 1980s, its budget electronic instruments and home keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
gained huge popularity. The company also became well known for the wide variety and innovation of its wristwatches. It was one of the earliest manufacturers of quartz crystal watches, both digital and analog. It also began selling calculator watches during this time. It was one of the first manufacturers of watches that could display the time in many different time zones and of watches with temperature, atmospheric-pressure, altitude, and even GPS position displays.
A number of notable digital cameras firsts have been made by Casio, including the first consumer digital camera with an LCD screen, the first consumer 3 megapixel camera, the first true ultra-compact model, and the first digital camera to incorporate ceramic lens technology.
Timeline of product releases
- 1957 Casio releases the Model 14-A, the world's first all-electric compact calculator.
- 1965 The 001 calculator is released.
- 1972 The release of Casio's personal calculator. The Casio "Mini" sells for 12,800 yen, going on to sell over 10 million units.
- 1974 The Casiotron, a watch that features a fully automatic calendar, including month lengths and leap years, is released.
- 1980 Casio releases its CasiotoneCasiotoneCasiotone refers to a series of home electronic keyboards released by Casio Computer Co. in the early 1980s.These first keyboards used a sound synthesis technique known as Vowel-Consonant synthesis to approximate the sounds of other instruments...
keyboard instrumentKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. - 1983 The first G-ShockG-ShockG-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks . They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports, military, and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of stopwatch feature, countdown timer,...
watch, the DW-5000C, is released. - 1985 Casio launches its first professional synthesiser, the CZ-101Casio CZ synthesizersThe CZ series were a family of low-cost Phase distortion synthesizers produced by Casio mid-1980s. There were eight models of CZ synthesizers released: the CZ-101, CZ-230S, CZ-1000, CZ-2000S, CZ-2600S, CZ-3000, CZ-5000, and the CZ-1. Additionally the home-keyboard model CT-6500 used 48...
. - 1991 The F-91WCasio F91W-External links:* , Casio website...
digital watch, retro design with alarm and stopwatch, is released. - 1995 The Illuminator/Foxfire backlight is released. The DW-5600EDW-5600EThe Casio DW-5600E is a model of digital watch, manufactured by the Japanese firm Casio and a member of Casio's G-Shock product line. Casio introduced this model in 1996. It has 200m water resistance, one alarm, a countdown timer and a stopwatch...
was announced as the first G-ShockG-ShockG-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks . They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports, military, and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of stopwatch feature, countdown timer,...
watch with a full ELElectroluminescenceElectroluminescence is an optical phenomenon and electrical phenomenon in which a material emits light in response to the passage of an electric current or to a strong electric field...
LCD panel. - 1995 The QV-10, the world's first digital camera that includes a TFT display, is released.
- 2000 The WQV-1, the world's first wristwatch with digital camera is released.
- 2002 The EX-S1, the first Exilim digital camera is released.
- 2007 The OCW-S1000J, dubbed the Oceanus "Manta", is released, being the world's thinnest solar-powered chronographChronographA chronograph is a timepiece or watch with both timekeeping and stopwatch functions as well as other functions. Pocket watch chronographs were produced as early as the 18th century but did not become popular until the 1820s...
at approx. 8.9 mm in thickness. - 2011 Casio releases the Casio Prizm (fx-CG10/fx-CG20), a full-color graphing calculatorGraphing calculatorA graphing calculator typically refers to a class of handheld calculators that are capable of plotting graphs, solving simultaneous equations, and performing numerous other tasks with variables...
.
Chronology of Selected Main Products
| Date of Launch (in Japan) | Model Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1957 | 14A | All-electric compact calculator |
| Sep 1965 | 001 | Electronic desktop calculator with onboard memory |
| Oct 1967 | AL-1000 | World's first desktop electronic calculator with program |
| Aug 1972 | Casio MINI | World's first personal calculator |
| May 1974 | fx-10 | Personal scientific function calculator |
| Nov 1974 | Casiotron | First electronic wristwatch |
| Jan 1980 | CT-201 | First electronic musical instrument |
| Oct 1981 | TR-2000 | First electronic dictionary |
| Apr 1983 | G-SHOCK (DW-5000C) | Shock-resistant wristwatch |
| May 1983 | PF-3000 | First digital diary |
| Jun 1983 | TV-10 | First pocket LCD TV |
| Nov 1983 | SL-800 | Credit card-size calculator |
| Mar 1985 | FS-10 | Ultra-thin digital watch |
| Nov 1987 | VS-101 | Electronic still camera |
| Nov 1991 | KL-1000 | Nameland label printer |
| Dec 1994 | Baby-G | G-SHOCK for women |
| Mar 1995 | QV-10 | Digital camera with LCD monitor |
| Nov 1996 | CASSIOPEIA (A-10/11) | Handheld PC with Windows CE (sales in North America) |
| Jun 1999 | PRT-1GPJ | World's first wristwatch with GPS sensor |
| Nov 1999 | C303CA | Cellular phone with water and shock resistance |
| Jun 2000 | WQV-1 | World's first wristwatch with digital camera |
| Nov 2001 | WVA-300 | Radio controlled wristwatch powered by solar battery |
| Jun 2002 | EX-S1 | First EXILIM digital camera—thinnest in the world (claimed) |
| Nov 2005 | OCW-600/OCW-10 | OCEANUS five-motor chronograph watch |
| Jun 2007 | OCEANUS Manta | Slim solar-powered radio-controlled watch in full-metal case |
| Feb 2008 | EX-S10 | World's smallest and thinnest 10.1 megapixel digital camera |
| Mar 2008 | EX-F1 | Digital camera with world's fastest burst shooting performance |
Products
Products include calculatorCalculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s, watch
Watch
A watch is a small timepiece, typically worn either on the wrist or attached on a chain and carried in a pocket, with wristwatches being the most common type of watch used today. They evolved in the 17th century from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 15th century. The first watches were...
es, cash register
Cash register
A cash register or till is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached cash drawer for storing cash...
s, illuminators, digital camera
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
s (Exilim Series), film cameras, laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
and sub-notebook computers, mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s, electronic keyboard
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
s, PDAs
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
(E-Data Bank), electronic dictionaries
Electronic dictionary
An electronic dictionary is a dictionary whose data exists in digital form and can be accessed through a number of different media. Electronic dictionaries can be found in several forms, including:*as dedicated handheld devices...
, Digital Diaries
Casio digital diary
Casio digital diaries are electronic organizers capable of storing hundreds or thousands of memo, address, and schedule records. They were produced by Casio in the early and mid 1990s, but have since been entirely superseded by Mobile Phones and PDA's....
, computer printer
Computer printer
In computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a text or graphics of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies. Many printers are primarily used as local peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable or, in most new printers, a...
s, clock
Clock
A clock is an instrument used to indicate, keep, and co-ordinate time. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic words clagan and clocca meaning "bell". A silent instrument missing such a mechanism has traditionally been known as a timepiece...
s, and portable televisions
Handheld television
A Handheld television is a portable device that usually uses a TFT LCD or Organic light-emitting diode color display. Many of these devices resemble handheld transistor radios.-Hardware:...
.
Today, Casio is most commonly known for durable, large sized watches. Especially popular are its dual function (LCD and analog
Analog watch
Analogue watch is an example of a retronym. It was coined to distinguish analogue watches, which had simply been called "watches", from newer digital watches; see watch and clock....
) watches, some of which, called Wave Ceptors
Casio Wave Ceptor
The Casio Wave Ceptor is a line of radio watches by Casio. Wave Ceptor watches are able to calibrate themselves to the correct time by receiving time signals from various government time services around the world...
, receive radio signals daily from an atomic clock
Atomic clock
An atomic clock is a clock that uses an electronic transition frequency in the microwave, optical, or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum of atoms as a frequency standard for its timekeeping element...
to keep accurate time.
Watch
- G-ShockG-ShockG-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks . They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports, military, and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of stopwatch feature, countdown timer,...
- MR-G
- Master of G
- Frogman(Shock Resist & ISO 200M Water Resist)
- Riseman(Shock Resist & Twin Sensor)
- Mudman(Shock Resist & Mud Resist)
- Gulfman(Shock Resist & Rust Resist)
- MT-G
- GIEZ
- Original
- Standard
- OceanusCasio OceanusOceanus is the elite line of Casio watches designed for both men and women. The line uses technology from both the G-Shock and Waveceptor watch series.-Characteristics:All Oceanus watches are known for the following key characteristics:...
- Smart Access Model
- Manta
- Cachalot
- Digtal Analog Combination
- Classic Line
- Ladies Line (Japan)
- Casio Sport
- Pro Trek ( Asia / Europe / Other Areas ) / Pathfinder ( USA / Canada )
- PHYS
- Sea-Pathfinfer
- Others
- Edifice
- Baby-G
- Sheen (Asia)
- Regular
- Combination
- Data Bank
- e-DataBank
- Classic
- Analog
- Digital
- Analog-Digital
- Wave Ceptor
Scientific calculator
- Graphing
- FX-9860G / GII / SD
- FX-9860G Slim
- ClassPad 300 Plus / 330
- Algebra FX 2.0 Plus
- FX 1.0 Plus
- CFX-9850GC Plus
- CFX-9850GB Plus
- CFX-9800G
- FX-9750G Plus / GII
- FX-8500G, 8000G
- FX-7500G, 7400G Plus / GII
- FX-7000G
- VI-9850GB Plus
- RM 7000/9000
- Programming
- FX-5800P, 3950P, 3650P, 50F PLUS, 50F
- FX-4500PA
- FX-5500LA, 5500L
- FX-3600P
- FX-3900PV
- FX-4800P
- FX-702P
- FX-603P, 602P
- FX-502P, 501P
- "Natural Display"
- FX-991ES, 570ES, 115ES
- FX-991ES Plus,
- FX-350ES, 300ES, 85ES, 82ES, 83ES, 500ES
- OH-300ES
- V.P.A.M. / S-V.P.A.M. / Two-line, Multi-replay
- FX-991MS, 570MS, 115MS, 912MS (Japan), 100MS, 85MS, 350MS, 82MS, 820MS, 95MS
- OH-300MS
- FX-82TL, 83W, 85W, 85WA, 300W, 350TL, 911W, 270W, 270W PLUS, 83WA
- FX-991W, 570W, 115W, 100W, 115WA
- V.P.A.M.
- FX-992S, 991S, 570S, 115S, 100S, 122S
- LCD (One-line)
- FX-65 (True fraction)
- FX-901
- FX-82B, 82SUPER, 250D, 82C, 82D, 82LB
- FX-82SX, 82 SOLAR
- FX-991D, 570D, 115D, 100D, 570AD, 570CD
- FX-2000, 2500
- FX-82, 82L
- FX-570, 100, 350, 77
- FX-992V, 992VB, 85V
- FX-180P, 390PV (Program)
- FX-4000P, 3500P, 3800P (Program)
- AQ-1000, 1500
- VFDVacuum fluorescent displayA vacuum fluorescent display is a display device used commonly on consumer-electronics equipment such as video cassette recorders, car radios, and microwave ovens. Invented in Japan in 1967, the displays became common on calculators and other consumer electronics devices...
(Digitron) display- FX-1, 10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 29, 39, 101
- FX-201P (Program)
Electronic calculator
- LCD display
- Desk calculator
- DM-1600S, 1400S, 1200MS; DF-120MS; DS-120TV; JF-120MS; JW-120MS; MW-8V, 5V
- Pocket calculator
- SL-450L; SL-760LB, 787TV (Card); HL-122TV
- LC-78, 78G (Card)
- Printing calculator
- HR-8TM, 100TM
- Desk calculator
- VFD (Digitron) / LED display
- Desktop calculator
- AS-8; 101E; 001
- Pocket calculator
- AL-8, 8S; 803MR; CQ-1; J3; Mem8R; A1; M1; MINI
- Desktop calculator
Other Products
Digital camera
PDA/DataBank
Electronic dictionary
Data and video projector
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System products
Printing systems
Musical instrument
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See also
- Casio F91WCasio F91W-External links:* , Casio website...
watch - Casio DW-5600CDW-5600CThe DW-5600C is one of Casio's early G-Shock model watches. It was manufactured from 1987 through 1996. Many are still in use today, in part due to its rugged design. This model has also become something of a collectors' item among G-Shock aficionados...
watch - Casio DW-5600EDW-5600EThe Casio DW-5600E is a model of digital watch, manufactured by the Japanese firm Casio and a member of Casio's G-Shock product line. Casio introduced this model in 1996. It has 200m water resistance, one alarm, a countdown timer and a stopwatch...
watch - Casio DH-100 electronic saxophone
- Casio CassiopeiaCasio CassiopeiaCasio Cassiopeia was the brand name of a PDA manufactured by Casio. It used Windows CE as the Operating system. Casio was one of the first manufacturers of PDAs, developing at the beginning small pocket-sized computers with keyboards and grayscale displays and subsequently moving to smaller units...
PDA - Illuminator (backlight) EL backlight
- Pocket viewerPocket viewerPocket Viewer was a model range of personal digital assistants developed by Casio.-Description:Pocket Viewer was a model range of PDAs from Casio. Early models used Intel x86 based processors . Later models used Hitachi processors from the SuperH family. Both models ran Casio's proprietary OS...
PDA - Tandy CorporationTandy CorporationTandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000, when RadioShack Corporation was made the official name.-History:Tandy began in 1919...
for the Zoomer PDA
Synthesizers
- Casio CZ synthesizersCasio CZ synthesizersThe CZ series were a family of low-cost Phase distortion synthesizers produced by Casio mid-1980s. There were eight models of CZ synthesizers released: the CZ-101, CZ-230S, CZ-1000, CZ-2000S, CZ-2600S, CZ-3000, CZ-5000, and the CZ-1. Additionally the home-keyboard model CT-6500 used 48...
- Casio SD SynthesizersCasio SD SynthesizersCasio's SD Synthesizers were a late-1980s line of hybrid digital-analog synthesizers featuring a resonant analog filter. SD synthesis was very similar to traditional DCO-analog synthesis, with the main difference being that some of the SD digital waveforms' harmonic spectrums changed temporally,...
- CasiotoneCasiotoneCasiotone refers to a series of home electronic keyboards released by Casio Computer Co. in the early 1980s.These first keyboards used a sound synthesis technique known as Vowel-Consonant synthesis to approximate the sounds of other instruments...
synthesizers - Casio FZ-1 Sampler
Digital cameras
- Casio ExilimCasio ExilimExilim is a brand of digital cameras introduced in 2002 by Casio.The Exilim Card series was notably thinner than other small digital cameras at the time of its introduction, typically 10–15 millimetres thick compared to other manufacturers' comparable models that were 25–35 millimeters thick...
- List of digital camera brands
- Tryx
Electronic sirens
- Casio PS-100
Watch Series
- Casio G-Shock watch lineG-ShockG-Shock is a brand of watches manufactured by Casio, known for its resistance to shocks . They were, and continue to be, designed primarily for sports, military, and outdoor adventure oriented activity; for example, practically all G-Shocks have some kind of stopwatch feature, countdown timer,...
- Casio Oceanus watch lineCasio OceanusOceanus is the elite line of Casio watches designed for both men and women. The line uses technology from both the G-Shock and Waveceptor watch series.-Characteristics:All Oceanus watches are known for the following key characteristics:...
- Casio Waveceptor Watch Line
Scientific calculators
- Casio FX-502P seriesCasio FX-502P seriesThe FX-501P and FX-502P were programmable calculators, manufactured by CASIO from 1978. They were the predecessors of the Casio FX-601P and Casio FX-602P.-Arithmetic:The FX-502P series use the algebraic logic as was state of the art at the time....
- Casio FX-602P seriesCasio FX-602P seriesThe FX-601P and FX-602P were programmable calculators, manufactured by CASIO from 1981. It was the successor model to the Casio FX-502P series and was itself succeeded in 1990 by the Casio FX-603P.-Display:...
- Casio FX-603PCasio FX-603PThe FX-603P was a programmable calculator, manufactured by CASIO from 1990. It was the successor model to the Casio FX-602P.-Display:The FX-603P featured a two line dot matrix display with 16 characters each as main display...
- Casio FX-702PCasio FX-702PThe FX-702P is a Pocket Computer, manufactured by Casio from 1981 to 1984.-Display:The FX-702P features a single line dot matrix liquid crystal display with 20 characters. A 10-digit mantissa is displayed however internal calculations use a 12-digit mantissa.-Programming:The programming model...
- Casio FX-850PCasio FX-850PThe Casio FX-850P is a scientific calculator introduced in 1987 and sold until 1992.- Specifications :* 2 lines with 32 5×7 characters LCD** * 8 KB RAM...
Handheld computers
- Casio PB-1000Casio PB-1000The Casio PB-1000 was a hand-held computer released by Casio in 1987. Revolutionary for its time, it featured a touchscreen display which consisted of 16 keys built into the screen, arranged in fixed positions on a four by four matrix....